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Chapter 391 Battle in the East China Sea (4) Sunk 3

Yang Haiwei said coldly and ordered: "This broken ship is not threatening for the time being, and it will attack the next target."

The hull moved forward, and all the main guns aimed at the "Hashima" that gradually pulled closer to the flush position. After a short rest, they opened fire immediately.

The captain of the "Hashima" Shiro Kataoka saw the battle clearly from beginning to end. He shouted and ordered the main gun behind to fire desperately, but he could not hit the shells on the "Tianjin". He poured ammunition around in vain and smashed spectacular water columns, but he could not even form a near loss.

There were only two main guns, and there were only a few secondary guns on the side attack, and the density was too poor. With the "Fuji"'s shutdown, only one of his warships opened fire alone, and the bombardment that was not fiercely fierce immediately seemed messy and weak.

I really can't blame the officers and soldiers on the ship for being weak, but the technical level is too different!

The "East Island" does not have optical ranging and advanced shooting command system. It depends entirely on visual measurement and estimation of distances between each other. When the smoke sways and the hull, it is only estimated by the water columns blown by the shells. The error is so huge.

Although its turret can be fired at the same time, it is a thing of retreat after all. The biggest thing is that it can fire out the eighteen shots in the pear-shaped turret within twelve minutes. The theoretical speed of 80 seconds is already considered amazing. This is still the premise that the launching medicine can keep up in time.

If they determine the exact position of the enemy ship at a distance of three thousand meters and the artillery resets quickly enough, such a launch speed can indeed produce good results. But now, they cannot even aim at the enemy ship, and rely entirely on luck to obtain unreliable results. It is conceivable that they must be doing useless work.

In fact, after 18 shots were exhausted in one breath in the early stage, the subsequent shots were increased, and the speed was much slower, and it was impossible to guarantee a launch every two minutes. With the continuous changes in positions between the two sides, all the shells fired backwards of the Yashima can only play a role of interference.

Now, they have to face the terrifying machine gun-like attack of the "Tianjin"!

The advanced 203mm main gun has a theoretical maximum firing rate of 6 rounds per minute! You can shoot 3 rounds per minute in battle, and the nine-door volley is the delivery volume of four tons of steel! It is 27 times the fire rate of the opponent and more than ten times the delivery volume. The greater accuracy and strong lethality, and the combat effectiveness accumulated by geometric stages are simply disproportionate.

The nine main guns of the "Tianjin" and five 127mm secondary guns opened fire together. The nearly uninterrupted shells rushed over at a speed of more than 100 rounds per minute. When you look at them, you will see a dark spot in the sky forming an airtight net covering the sky, covering the sky, which can scare people to the point of flying!

The officers and soldiers behind the "Eashima" saw from their respective positions. A smoke rose from afar to cover the monster-like hull, followed by a shell that fell head-on, and the ears were full of screams like ghosts and howlings. Then there were explosions rumbling forward, backward, left and right. The spectacular water column that rose up like a dense forest, and endless and crazy waves of air impact. The steel fragments all over the sky and the ground swept across, and suddenly hit the raging fire on their bodies...

A wave of attacks that violently came from a warship was even more than expected. The scary scene alone was enough to shock the Japanese troops on and off the ship to their minds!

Including the captain Colonel Kataoka Shizuro, he thought he had entered a dream for a moment. If that were the case, how could such an enemy ship appear?

The subsequent explosion woke them up and realized that this was not a nightmare, it was a bloody reality!

The vicious 127mm shells have a semi-automatically loaded rapid fire of more than ten rounds per minute. Without worrying about accuracy, they continuously fired a dense explosion screen, completely obstructing the sight of the "Eya Island". However, the nine main guns can steadily maintain the accuracy they deserve with radar and optical range measurement. After a series of rapid fires, they can restore to two rounds of steady strikes in one minute.

Even so, the hit rate of the secondary cannon is still not something that the Japanese dare to imagine. The shells falling from a large angle arc can bring enough through momentum and threaten their horizontal armor. The continuous explosions are even flattening the superstructure bit by bit like sweeping!

The Japanese army could not fight back at all. They watched the sea of ​​fire swallow the hull. Occasionally, a 203mm shell rushed over, piercing the rest of the buildings except the main turret. The explosion of steel and wood into tens of millions of pieces, forming countless killing fragments spreading around.

"Bashima" is like a sandy building, constantly blowing by the twelve-level strong winds, quickly peeling off layer by layer, but without any ability to resist.

No matter how Kataoka Shiro yelled, he could not convert it into combat power. He had to maintain the siege of the inner circle "Dingyuan" according to the order. The result of looking forward and backward is to catch both ends!

"Ahhhh! I've had enough!"

Finally, the Colonel, who was rigorous and terrified, let out a shrill scream, ordering the warship to nod immediately to form a lateral position against the enemy ship, attempting to circumvent the two main guns to form the maximum strike density on one side.

Unexpectedly, this immediately pulled out a large gap in the complete column from the middle, causing the cruisers behind to be at a loss, and there was no smooth communication between them under the smoke and dust, which immediately caused a fatal mistake--the coalition ship behind thought that this damn guy was going to escape!

The great powers are very clear about how important the two "Fuji-class" warships are to Japan. Therefore, when formulating tactics, they not only carefully designed the routes and meeting locations, but also planned the role they played in combat. The two ships must be in the middle of the cruiser formation as the main combat power to form an effective supply to the enemy. When the arc-shaped column is formed, their eight main guns should become the main force to attack enemy ships--the caliber of the cruisers of various countries are too small to penetrate the terrible main armor of others.

They had long foreseeed the situation of facing two sides of the battle after encountering the enemy. The plan was to put aside unimportant goals and concentrate on killing the enemy's main battleship first. All countries have a clear understanding of the decisive role of giant ships and heavy artillery in combat. As long as the two battleships of the Chinese Navy were killed, the remaining small boats were enough to be cleared by armored cruisers.

Such a clear tactic requires that the two ships "Fuji" must be accurately and accurately as the core combat power to face the target, that is, the "Dingyuan" in front of them. The target has actually formed a semi-encirclement in the middle. No matter which direction it breaks through, it will inevitably suffer a series of bombardment. After blocking, it will face a fatal blow from the eight-gate long-barreled 305mm cannon. In this case, you must persist to the end!

Haven't you seen that the "Fuji" has been destroyed and is still gritting your teeth and insisting on capturing the "Dingyuan"? The position in the battle cannot be swayed casually!

Kataoka Shizuro looked at it so much. He thought that this unknown strange warship suddenly appeared was threatening higher than the "Dingyuan" that he already knew enough! Facts proved that the opponent's strange triple-mounted main gun had more than two Dingyuan and even more terrifying combat power! The most urgent task is to kill this guy to be serious!

The fatal consequences of poor communication are obvious. The Japanese naval command ability has never been considered a clever Japanese naval force. Since the time of Yukihiro Ito, there have been troubles. When it comes to Kataoka Shiro's side, his bravery and determination have brought about a fatal reaction!

The "Hashima" turned maneuvering, surrounded by arcs and suddenly turned right and ruddered away from the mode, and moved away from the armored cruiser behind. The Russian cruiser, who was empty in front of him, thought that the guy was going to run away and immediately stopped. He decisively ordered his warship to accelerate forward and tried to avoid the loopholes in front. He let the strong Japanese ship act as a meat shield.

After all, the cruiser has a streamlined body and its power is not weaker than that of the battleship, and its acceleration will inevitably be more efficient. As soon as the "Hashima" has completed the right turn and the rudder is in a right position, the cruiser behind can't wait to rush up to fill the seat.

Kataoka Shiro thought that the Russians were conscientious and came up consciously to ensure the integrity of the queue. Then he saw that the other party not only did not slow down, but also accelerated to continue running wildly in front, and even crossed the rear of the burning "Fuji" and ran towards the distance!

Damn, what's the situation?! Then I saw that there were other warships behind me who were also doing such a thing. The arc-encircled queue was pulled out of a big hole, and the tight encirclement was pulled into pieces and was disconnected from the front and back!

Kataoka Shiro immediately understood what was going on and shouted: "Bastard! We are fighting bloody battles with powerful enemy ships, and you actually escaped at the last minute? Sure enough, all foreign devils are unreliable!"

He didn't realize that such a bad consequence was caused by him!

The terrifying combat power of the "Tianjin" was seen by various warships. Seeing that the two battleships that were relying on as their main combat power were trapped in the sea of ​​fire, they were all stunned and even more frightened!

Where did this monster come out? It has the flexibility of a frigate, the speed of a torpedo speedboat, the rate of fire of a destroyer, the lethality of a battleship, and the incredible accuracy.... All the unimaginable best quality is a perfect war weapon!

But the problem is that such weapons are in their hostile position. Although this side has more than a dozen warships, no one can come up with a way to deal with that guy. This means that their hunting actions are not only meaningless, but also fall into an incredible trap!

If you can't fight, you can't beat it, and you can't beat it. If you can't escape, you can't escape it. How can you play this?!

As his mind moved, the warships were a little uneasy, but they watched the Japanese flagship grit their teeth and persevere, so they were not shaken. When Kataoka Shiro moved, everyone thought they could not hold on anymore, so the Russians ran away first, and the people behind them also stopped doing it.

Who is stupider than who is? When the disaster comes, each one flies!

The two cruisers surrounding the tail of the Dingyuan were accelerating and rushing forward without saying a word, as if they were going to fly ahead of the group of light ships.

Later, the vacancy made by the Russian warships leaving the battlefield exposed several British cruisers. When they saw that things were not good, they did not want to confront the "Tianjin" face to face. They decisively moved to the left, passed by the "Dingyuan" and fled in fear. However, the move was very tricky, and they must ensure that the two Japanese ships would form a protective cover on the right for them.

The entire formation was completely in chaos!

When Yamamoto's busy look at the result, he was immediately furious and smoked! He tried his best to greet the flags, but the chaos had already formed and no one would cooperate. In desperation, he had to order the ship to extinguish the fire while maneuvering, cooperate with the "Ashima" to surround the "Tianjin" and use his front main gun to restrain the strike.

Liu Buchan laughed wildly at the sight, pointing at the chaotic enemy ship and shouting: "I just said that the Japanese cannot work together. They will lose their links at the critical moment. They want to join forces to bully people. Hehe, as long as we are strong enough, no one of them can succeed! Grandsons, it's our turn to take action!"

With a command, the "Dingyuan" was changed to a left-turn servo motor. The front main gun opened fire slowly, forcing the cross-section enemy ship to make way and gathered towards the middle point.

At the same time, the "Tianjin" turned from a hedging posture to the right and surrounded the left rear of the "Bashima". In the middle, it continued to fire and bombard until the firepower on the right half of the right was completely paralyzed!

The speed of the two Japanese ships was reduced, and half of the force was destroyed. While extinguishing the fire, be careful not to explode the ammunition. I don’t know how hard it is.

In comparison, the cruisers of various countries, which were basically undamaged, increased their speed and rushed out from the periphery desperately to get rid of the bad fate of being attacked. However, they broke into four pieces and were displayed in a messy manner on the sea surface of more than ten kilometers in diameter. In front of them, there were only a group of Chinese warships, but they all rushed to the smallest number of escaped Russian warships with superior speed and maneuverability!

This melee change lasted for more than ten minutes. The Fuji just turned around and was shocked to find that the target had run out of their main gun range. However, the Yashima was surrounded by the Tianjin. The Tianjin shot into a big circle and went around to the back of the right. A shell that was slamming over his head and face made fragments fly all over his body. The flames rose and fled in a mess.

Turning his head and fighting, I didn't dare to think about it at all. Kataoka Shizuro had only one thought, that is, to get along with the flagship as soon as possible, and then find a way to escape back to the local area and save the two warships!

The two battleships "Fuji" are like spiritual pillars for the entire Japan. Even if they are smoked, as long as they can return to their homeland, there will be hope for the rise of the Imperial Navy. But if they are killed halfway through, no matter how much they lie, it will be useless. I can't imagine what will happen to the people who have lost their support!

Escape! Escape desperately! Escape as quickly as you can!

Yamamoto Kobe was completely awakened and ordered the flagship to issue orders to get the cruisers closer to him, and then everyone fled to Kagoshima together. As long as the speed is increased, before the enemy ship completely turns around and catch up, it will be successful.

The idea is beautiful, the result is bad!

The maneuverability and speed of the "Tianjin" were something they could not even imagine in their dreams. The two battleships that were severely damaged could not even guarantee the speed of 14 knots. On the other hand, after completing the rapid turn of a small radius, the heavy cruiser with a huge power of 100,000 horsepower was completed, and the two steam turbines rushed to split the waves, rushing all the way to thirty knots, and successfully overtook the car. In a short time, they caught up again fiercely and savagely in a hurry!

While running away, the foreigners almost fell on the cruiser of the various countries who were paying attention to the battlefield! How powerful does such a warship have to run so fast? The acceleration is so amazing. Is this thing really made by China? What about monsters!

Everyone is accelerating their lives and can be surrounded by the hedging enemy ships. How scary!

So there is no warship to protect it bravely, so hurry up and run away!

It's like encountering a tiger attack in the forest. I don't have to run faster than a tiger. I just run faster than someone else and I can survive!

So, all the cruisers accelerated their way and rushed wildly. Soon after, they all passed the two damaged battleships and successfully escaped from the siege. Seeing that the "Tianjin" fired fiercely at the "Fuji", they all breathed a sigh of relief. Damn it was a way out.

Yamamoto's Mutant Bing was so angry that he was about to get angry! But he had no choice. The great powers could not listen to him. They all flew away when the disaster was about to happen! If he had faced such a situation, it would probably be the best way to save himself!

It was too late to think about anything else. The "Tianjin" rushed up from afar, and artillery continued to bombard the front. During the sprint of more than ten kilometers, it hit hundreds of large and small shells. Before the last lateral position completely passed, the superstructure of the "Fuji" was completely wiped out, and all the artillery fire was paralyzed, but there was no explosion and sunk.

Then, the "Tianjin" left the unmovable living target and quickly crossed the fleeing cruiser again, and rushed to the front of the two fastest Russian warships. With a heavy gun, it exploded into pieces!

The Dingyuan caught up from behind, and first bit the Hachimachi, fired from ten kilometers away in a crazy manner, and chased for less than a thousand meters. He used sharp heavy armor-piercing bombs to break open more than a dozen holes in the enemy ship. He didn't even have time to struggle for a moment and sank on the spot!

Immediately afterwards, the Dingyuan accelerated its pursuit, and its power was fully opened, chasing the French cruiser that was landing at the end!

Only then did the ships of the great powers realize that the other party did not give them a chance to escape. This is a killing!

But it was too late to wake up. Their formation had already been divided, disconnected from each other, and could not form a joint force. The "Tianjin" first destroyed the two Russian ships, and then accelerated to catch up with the cruisers in front. One horse was a thousand, and the artillery was attacked alternately, blocking them one by one, and controlling their way tightly.

Behind the frigate, who was playing soy sauce, finally showed its fangs, and used its own small cannons to harass them, and kept holding on until the two large ships caught up and cleaned up one by one.

The cruisers dragged in the last few cruisers to see that things were not good. They knew that they could not go back to the Japanese port and decisively moved towards the South China Sea, trying to escape to Ryukyu. But they didn't know that at this time, the first squadron led by the "Zhenyuan" had already moved quickly and was waiting for them. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!

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